Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 nears ₹800 crore worldwide after 16 days

Rajinikanth's film Jailer 2 has grossed ₹779.29 crore at the worldwide box office in 16 days, and is close to the ₹800 crore mark. The Tamil action thriller, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, is already the highest-grossing Kollywood film worldwide. Only about ₹20 crore more would take it past ₹800 crore, a milestone no Tamil film has reached.

The film's numbers are strong in several markets. In North America it earned $90,000 on its third Friday, day 16, a jump of 200% from the previous day's $30,000. Its total there stands at $7.59 million, about ₹72.04 crore, making it the first Tamil film to pass $7.5 million in the territory.

In India, the film earned ₹9.35 crore net on its third Saturday, day 17, up 70% from ₹5.5 crore on day 16. Its total Indian net collection is ₹444.75 crore, which is ₹524.82 crore gross. In Tamil Nadu it has grossed ₹203.95 crore, the first ₹200 crore gross for Rajinikanth in his home state. He joins Thalapathy Vijay and Chiyaan Vikram in that category.

Rajinikanth's post-COVID run

Jailer 2 adds to a run of big releases for Rajinikanth since the pandemic. Across five theatrical releases, his films have made a combined ₹2,324.41 crore worldwide. The earlier films are Annaatthe at ₹173.69 crore, Jailer at ₹609.29 crore, Vettaiyan at ₹255.33 crore and Coolie at ₹516.81 crore.

In North America, the film needed $6.5 million, about ₹61.69 crore, to break even. With $7.59 million so far, it has made a profit of about $1.09 million, or ₹10.34 crore. Its week-wise North American total was $6.04 million in the first eight days and $1.453 million in the second week.

It is not yet clear how much more the film will earn in the coming days. Its North American total is on track to reach $8 million.